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[ramses]

[how about a nice video post, asgard? have mr. egyptian here leaning back comfortably in a chair in his room, looking out the window in amusement as he runs a hand through his hair]

Such complaining about a little water, Asgard! It is about time for Akhet, where I come from -- the beginning of the year, and the annual flooding of the Nile River. If only those who had built these halls thought to accommodate for the possibility of a flood.

Ah, but perhaps one of the gods has experienced a loss recently. It is said the Nile floods because of the tears Isis sheds for her dead husband, Osiris.

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[holyfight]

Aww! I won't forget to ask again, okay?

Uhn! Our apartments are small, but cozy! There are a lot of us in Japan, so there's not a lot of space for each person.

[ramses]

Very well. [hopefully next time it'll be in person; it's still so awkward for him to talk face-to-face with people without actually being next to them ... ]

Ah, I have heard of this Japan. How many people, would you say?

[holyfight]

Oh, a little under 130 million! We don't have much space, though, so we have to be economical!

[ramses]

[ ... yeah, so, since the ancient egyptians just kind of have one number for one million and everything above that, he's kind of confused here] That is ... lot of people.

[holyfight]

Uhn! It's not too bad, though! We've gotten really good at controlling our birth rate!

[that's... actually something the country is worried about, but not Orihime! That's a good thing, right?]

[ramses]

Controlling it! Why not expand outside of your country and make more room?

[holyfight]

Eh heh, we really can't do that anymore. After the last time we tried, our military kind of got disbanded and turned into a defense force...

[ramses]

... Disbanded? So you were defeated.

[holyfight]

E-Eh heh, y-yeah... We really did.

[although the kids in Japan aren't taught much about it, just the barest relevant facts]

[ramses]

What a shame. I suppose you have no choice, then, unless you marry into another country.

[holyfight]

Eh? Well, we don't have to do all that! We can still have children! We just don't have that many!

[ramses]

How many, then?

[holyfight]

Well, most families I know of have one, two, or three children! Although I don't usually see more than three.

Kurosaki-kun's family has three and I had a big brother. And Ishida-kun is an only child and so is Sado-kun and Tatsuki-chan!